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CURRENT Power Quality Analytic Sensors Selected For Low Carbon Network Initiative

CURRENT’s Connected Intelligence power quality analytic sensors have been chosen for a pilot project for UK’s transition to a low carbon network.

9 May 2012

3D NanoCompass Allows for Cost-Effective Reconfigurable Inertial Measuring Tool

Baolab Microsystems have designed ways to modify the structure that we developed for the 3D NanoCompass so that it can be used to create gyroscopes and accelerometers as well as magnetometers.

8 May 2012

New application for Superconducting Strip as an Ultra-Low-Voltage Sensor

Researchers studying a superconducting strip observed an intermittent motion of magnetic flux which carries vortices inside the regularly spaced weak conducting regions carved into the superconducting material.

1 May 2012

Sentec Current Sensor Technology Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Sentec, a provider of smart grid and metering technology, has been honored with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise again. This recognition is for the third consecutive year.

24 Apr 2012

NIST Develops Atom-Based Magnetic Sensor for Measuring Human Brain Activity

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed an atom-based miniature magnetic sensor for measuring magnetic activity in the human brain. The sensor holds potential for studying neurological diseases and mental processes.

23 Apr 2012

UCSB Researchers Develop Sensitive Tunnel FET-Based Biosensors

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) have developed a quantum mechanical-based advanced biosensor for detection of biomolecules and trace substances for point-of-care diagnostics of diseases, forensics as well as for security application.

18 Apr 2012

Lion Precision Introduces Compact ECL150 Eddy-Current Displacement Sensor

Lion Precision, a manufacturer of noncontact displacement sensors headquartered in St. Paul, MN, has announced the release of the ECL150 Eddy-Current Displacement Sensor. Available in a compact package of dimensions measuring 4.2x7.6x2.3”, the ECL150 has been developed to support designers who require compact multichannel displacement sensors.

11 Apr 2012

Technical Guide to Connect 4-20 mA Signals to Accsense Datalogging Pods

CAS DataLoggers has released a brief technical guide for connecting and scaling 4-20 mA signals to Accsense A1-10 Wireless Current Data Loggers. The A1-10 Pod can be used in various applications, including health sciences, healthcare, manufacturing and research for recording and monitoring current.

From CAS DataLoggers 31 Mar 2012

Edinburg Researchers Detect MRSA Bacteria with Electrical Sensors

A collaborated effort between researchers at the University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian has resulted in the development of a procedure that can be used to identify Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an infectious bacterium that spreads rapidly from the infection site to vital organs.

31 Mar 2012

Toyohashi Researchers Develop Micro-Hall Effect Magnetic Field Sensors

Researchers at the Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan have announced that they are seeking industrial partners for the commercialization of the Hall effect magnetic field sensors developed by them. The new magnetic field sensors have been developed for operation at high temperatures and in harsh radiation conditions.

26 Mar 2012

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